“The basic argument for making AI better at moral philosophy” by Caspar Oesterheld crossposts

LessWrong (30+ Karma) · Oct 15, 2026 · 55m

In this post, I try to briefly make the case for making models good at moral philosophy. To be up front, aside from some niche areas of moral philosophy, I don’t actually think this is the most important thing to work on for most people. But, depending on the exact scope, I do think it's near competitive. I also like it as an archetype for a broader set of interventions.

After a brief preface (related to the archetype point), the main text of the post is structured as follows:

I say what I mean by moral philosophy. I point out some directions in particular that seem relatively important and…